A spokesman for the Russian Defense Ministry, Igor Konashenkov, announced that 90 percent of the Ukrainian military airports, where the main part of military aviation was stationed, had ceased to function.
Today, Wednesday, he said, the Russian army has destroyed 146 of the 250 Ukrainian combat aircraft and helicopters, and about 2,800 Ukrainian military facilities.
The military operations also resulted in the destruction of 953 tanks and armored vehicles and 101 Ukrainian missile defense systems. According to the statement.
He added that some of the Ukrainian fighters left for Romania and did not participate in the battles. Noting that NATO planes are conducting reconnaissance operations from Poland for the Ukrainian army.
Since the start of the Russian military campaign on February 24, Ukraine has announced the capture of hundreds of Russian soldiers, as part of its keenness to highlight its military gains and losses from the Russian side.
Ukraine says it has killed thousands of Russian soldiers and downed dozens of planes in the war, while Russia announces a much lower toll than Kyiv is talking about.